France Logged 16,000 Pancreatic Cancer Cases in 2023 as Incidence Tripled in 20 Years
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Updated · Futura · Jun 28
France Logged 16,000 Pancreatic Cancer Cases in 2023 as Incidence Tripled in 20 Years
1 articles · Updated · Futura · Jun 28
Summary
France recorded 16,000 new Pancreatic cancer cases in 2023, with incidence rising steadily and expected to make it the country’s second-leading cause of cancer death by 2030 after lung cancer.
80% to 90% of cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, largely because the disease often causes no early symptoms and there is no specific screening test.
9 in 10 patients are diagnosed too late for surgery—the main curative option—leaving Chemotherapy and radiotherapy as the main treatments in many cases.
Tobacco accounts for 20% to 30% of cases, while obesity, genetic predisposition and heavy alcohol use also raise risk; common warning signs include weight loss, abdominal pain, fatigue and Jaundice.